$ask-gemini

Invoke with $ask-gemini.

A bridge for sending sub-questions to Gemini without leaving the current Codex session. Same structure as $ask-claude, with Gemini as the target model.

When to use

• When you have a question that benefits from Gemini's long-context handling
• When you want to compare answers from Claude and Gemini side by side
• When you need to resolve a short, well-scoped sub-question independently of the current context

When to avoid

• Questions that require the current codebase context → handle directly in Codex
• If you want Claude and Gemini in the same decision loop, run bounded $ask-claude/$ask-gemini calls or use explicit team orchestration and synthesize in Codex

Commands

$ask-gemini "find potential bottlenecks in this design"
$ask-gemini --print "analyze this error log"
$ask-gemini --agent-prompt analyst "structure these requirements"

How it works

Opens a separate Gemini context, sends the question, and pipes the response back into the current session. It does not inherit files or state from the current session.

Related docs

• $ask-claude — same bridge pattern targeting Claude
• Ask Gemini tool — internal implementation details
• CLI Bridges — overview of cross-CLI advisory patterns